Auditability of Software: A Survey of Techniques and Costs*
Management Information Systems Quarterly · 1980 · Volume 4 · Issue 4
Abstract
Numerous techniques have been identified to assist EDP auditors in accomplishing audit objectives. Within this realm a major issue of interest is identifying methodologies to monitor the reliability and integrity of production software. This article presents a number of available techniques to audit software, and evaluates each on the basis of development cost, operational cost, appropriate timing of usage, and effectiveness.
Keywords
EDP auditing, auditability of software, software integrity, software reliability, 1.3, 3.5, 4.6, 4.9
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